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2 Table of Contents More Than an IT Project...2 One Size Does Not Fit All...2 Moving Toward an Effective CRM Strategy...3 The Process...4 The Technology...4 Sample Tactics for CRM-Related Related Objectives...5 Increase Household Product or Service Penetration by 15 Percent...5 Grow Household Deposits by 20 Percent Increase Positive Campaign Responses by 10 Percent...6 Capture Customer Demographic and Profile Information for 35 Percent of Customer Base...6 Implement Onboarding Program for New Checking and Increase 90-day Tenure by 30 Percent...6 Increase Relationship Net Profitability by 10 Percent...6 For More Information...7 1

3 More Than an IT Project Customer Relationship Management The business strategy, process, culture, and technology that enable organizations to optimize revenue and increase shareholder value through better understand the needs of customers. Customer Relationship Management (CRM) won t likely recapture the buzz that surrounded it during the 1990s when it was considered a conceptual breakthrough. When a CRM story breaks today, it likely has to do with developments in technology that make it easier for companies to retrieve and utilize customer information stored in different departments 1 not a paradigm shift in the process. With CRM being a long-standing fixture in the financial al services industry, it is tempting to conclude that CRM s application has been mastered in the great majority of cases, but this is not true. A surprising number of companies continue to perceive, erroneously, that CRM is little more than an IT project that requires only a minimum of input from other departments. It is a narrow view, whether the organization realizes it or not, and it sabotages the optimum utilization of CRM. CRM failures are more often institutional, not technological. The lack of a communication conduit between those involved in the customer relationship chain leads to an incomplete picture of the customer. Poor feedback can lead to technology being implemented without proper support or buy-in from users. If the sales force isn't completely ely sold on the system's benefits, they may not input the kind of demographic data that is essential to the program's success 2. The information being implemented may not meet the needs of those to whom it is delivered or may be difficult to decipher. And those are just some of the issues. Banks may not recognize the inherent weaknesses in their CRM initiatives, speaking to a lack of strategic understanding. This shortcoming becomes more critical each day as banks fight to retain profitability in today s challenging marketplace. Financial institutions now look to existing customers to identify new revenue sources and enhance those already in place. Chances of success are enhanced by a more refined and focused knowledge of customers and their needs. Many organizations are revisiting their approach to CRM to make it more effective. Progress toward this goal is possible, but only if the bank utilizes a broad focus that takes more than a technological platform into consideration. Banks must define a CRM strategy consistent with the overall goals and objectives of their institution 3.. One Size Does Not Fit All Anyone re-examining examining his or her bank s approach to CRM will quickly discover, during the course of research, a number of existing guidelines and principles from different sources that are touted as keys to effective CRM. These have their use at the very least providing context for the issues but their utility is limited because they are not organizationally specific. When it comes to effective CRM implementation, one size does not fit all. Given the tools available today, the IT Department will likely have no Typical Goals of CRM 3 Providing services and products that are exactly what the customer wants Offering better customer services Cross-selling selling products more easily Helping sales staff close deals faster Retaining existing customers and discovering new ones 1 IBM, Open Solutions Give CRM a Fresh Look, Bank Technology News (Online), April, 2008, p.1. 2 Thomas Wailgum, ABC: An Introduction to CRM, CIO.com, March 6, 2007, p.4 3 Wailgum, p.1. 2

4 trouble providing reams of information in easy-to-read dashboard-type formats to whoever expects it, but this alone does not guarantee relevant feedback. However, fashioning a CRM strategy that encompasses the greater part of the enterprise and takes into account the people, the process, and the technology that make CRM happen, goes a long way toward creating an effective strategy. It may take some effort, but it is well worth it. Moving Toward an Effective CRM Strategy The People Assembling a CRM strategy that works is a team effort requiring input from those who stand to benefit from effective CRM namely, the majority of the people employed within the enterprise. They are one of CRM s greatest assets. Key members of staff should be involved from the very beginning, as an effective CRM strategy has to be born before the initiative is implemented or re-imagined. A kickoff assembly that includes participants from not just IT, but all affected business lines, as well as an executive sponsor with the organizational clout to keep the initiative moving forward and to mediate disagreements, is imperative. Once established, this kickoff should evolve into a set of ongoing, regularly scheduled meetings that promote ongoing communication of expectations and status, as well as provide a review mechanism in case tweaking the strategy is warranted. This model allows the perspective of all parties to be engaged and mined, with an eye toward determining what the departments whose individual goals must be balanced against organizational ones require from CRM. In addition, it helps uncover how the system can ascertain customer needs by business line so the bank can better address them to meet financial goals. The best tools, metrics, etc. in the world are of little use if they are created in a vacuum. On the other hand, fully utilizing the people in the organization helps ensure a well-rounded CRM strategy is crafted, which can: Clarify objectives Ascertain measurable business goals Address the organization s unique concerns and requirements Address the customer s unique concerns and requirements Prioritize issues and benefits Broaden job responsibilities, if necessary, to help ensure the initiative s success Modify the organizational structure, ure, as required, to facilitate the effectiveness of CRM Authorize adjustments to employee compensation, including the initiation of incentives as dictated by the needs of the initiative Allocate the required budgets and resources 3

5 The Process A direct outgrowth of the synergies derived from gathering all business lines together to create a CRM strategy is a more comprehensive outcome. The strategy created can cover all vital business processes that touch a customer. CRM initiatives can factor in these process improvements while streamlining customer interaction. Process improvements in the CRM initiative s lifecycle is the point when the theoretical begins to transform into something concrete. Incorporated are the processes and deliverables that participants feel are important, which ensure that the CRM initiative remains aligned with the needs of the bank and its ability to satisfy its customers. Major components of the overall CRM process include: The Technology This process of CRM strategy is, to a large extent, a journey of discovery as the individual departments may not know what they are looking for at first or what CRM can provide. Therefore, the IT Department remains an integral part of the process, informing participants of what is and is not possible from a technological standpoint. An open strategic forum that includes all business lines also can be beneficial to the IT staff, as it provides a method by which technologists may better grasp the profile of the customers the bank serves and the informational needs of team members. The technology aspect of a CRM effort should cover the following topics: Determining how technology can be leveraged to make the execution of the strategy more efficient Identifying what the most manual and timeconsuming processes are and how technology can improve them Recommending the most proven technology solutions Ascertaining the ROI on a technology investment Common CRM Technologies These information ion management technologies lie at the core of most CRM systems. Their data storage and reporting capabilities can be pooled and then sliced and diced into specific outputs depending upon specific need. Systems include: Customer information (the customer basics) Marketing information (household relationships, accounts, balances, historical trends, promotions and response history, customer demographics) Contact/sales management (an ongoing record of the organization s contact with the customer) Profitability (putting a cost on each customer transaction to determine that individual s profitability profile from the bank s perspective) Packaging (compiling what information is presented to the customer and how it should be bundled) Information management/reporting ment/reporting (outputting key information back to the bank for purposes of further customer analysis and CRM strategizing) A sample of how these information management technologies are usually deployed across the life of the CRM initiative can be found in Figure 2 below 4

6 Figure 2. Sample technology roadmap for CRM. In addition, IT can help control the management of information as it is designed and distributed throughout the organization using a set of common tools (see Common CRM Technologies sidebar). Determining the technical architecture and functionality of implemented mented systems is also IT s responsibility. Contingencies for change management fall under technology s umbrella, as well. The role of IT is hardly diminished under the new strategic CRM model, but it is no longer the sole or primary source of CRM strategic input. Sample Tactics for CRM-Related Objectives To make the previously mentioned concepts more tangible, we ve listed six sample objectives below of what can come out of a well-formed strategic approach to CRM. Each includes a list of typical CRM tactics that can be applied to make the objectives realistic and achievable. In each case, a numerical benchmark in the form of a percentage is part of the objective. It may seem simple, but applying a measurable touchstone is key to effective CRM and serves as a good example of how success often has nothing to do with the technological engine driving the initiative. A quantitative measurement provides focus; it should be worked out in the planning process and adjusted, if necessary, as the initiative moves forward. The following concrete examples serve as a guide to realistic bank CRM strategies. Increase Household Product or Service Penetration by 15 Percent Track total and accurate customer and household relationship data available to front line sales staff Identify current household penetration and assess current opportunities for front line sales staff Track customer interactions with bank Access weekly updates on progress with penetration goals 5

7 Grow Household Deposits by 20 Percent Track total and accurate customer and household relationship available to front line sales staff Identify current household deposit penetration and assess current opportunities to front line sales staff Track customer interactions with bank Access weekly updates on progress with penetration goals Increase Positive Campaign Responses by 10 Percent Utilize targeted campaigns by: Refining segmentation for any address-level account, customer or household Using detailed data from product ownership, demographics, or scores in segmentation, tion, analysis, or reporting Leveraging promotional history as part of contract strategies and response Incorporating static groups for baseline analysis and execution Present findings to front line for proactive customer contact Capture Customer Demographic and Profile Information for 35 Percent of Customer Base Clear identification of customers to be profiled Provision of structured information gathering Banker-level prompting of significant activities Ability of bank or branch to mine appropriate data Ongoing reporting on the number of customers profiled Implement Onboarding Program for New Checking and Increase 90-day Tenure by 30 Percent Automatic identification of selected products Triggering of onboarding activities on calendar when a specified product is sold Escalation of unfulfilled activities to management Use of baseline reports, pre- and post-onboarding, for measurements Increase Relationship Net Profitability by 10 Percent Accessibility of select front line employees to current relationship profitability Provision of a what if model to determine best pricing for client Review of weekly/monthly profitability report to determine actual profitability against goals The examples above represent a fraction of the possibilities available to a bank using a comprehensive approach to CRM strategy like the one described in this article. Using a solid business focus when approaching CRM initiatives facilitates the bank s ability to understand and address the needs eds of its customers and leverage superior technological solutions. From this launching point, the bank can move forward with concrete strategies of its own. 6

8 Banks should take a close, detailed look at the enterprise and how it orients itself to the customer, followed by a collaborative effort to shape or re-imagine its approach to CRM. The endeavor is not always easy especially in the beginning but it paves the way for effective strategies that ultimately breed success. For More Information The FIS Consulting team of specialists comprises practitioners in financial services, operations, technology, risk management and retail and commercial banking. Our expertise spans the many facets of bank improvement efficiencies. We deliver measurable results to increase efficiency, grow revenue and improve profitability. For more information on FIS Consulting, call and or visit fisglobal.com. 7

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